Thanks for the suggestions! I'll try a jumper. Just one last question.
Which pins are typically turbo? I tried wiring it before, but the turbo
pins aren't labelled so I got a snoot full of tinged nylon stink. Ick! I
couldn't find enough ID letters or numbering to pinpoint a manufacturer to
search for docs. Any ideas?
Drew
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mikkel L. Ellertson
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 6:42 PM
To: RedHat general mailling list
Subject: Re: Speed optimization for 486DX
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Drew Hunt wrote:
> I'm going to attempt to run a DNS server on an old 486DX with 64MB RAM.
> However, with the current setup it runs really slowly. It's running a
fresh
> RH7.0 install with all of the package updates. I couldn't get
/proc/cpuinfo
> to reveal the clock speed, but bogomips are sluggish, around 8. Seems
> really slow for a 100 MHz chip. What can I do to get this machine up to
> speed? And what's with the AuthenticAMD label? This is an intel chip.
>
Are you sure it is an Intel chip, and not an AMD chip?
>
> Also, I couldn't figure out how to wire the Turbo switch. Will the chip
> default to max speed if I just don't wire it?
>
That depends on the motherboard/BIOS. Sometimes the BIOS will have a
setting to override the turbo setting, so that the machine will run full
speed regardless of the switch setting. With no connection to the turbo
contacts, and no BIOS override, there is no telling what the will
happen. What I would do is put a jumper on the turdo jack. Try it on the
center and one side pin, check the system speed, and then try it on the
center and the other pin, and check again. Leave it where the system runs
the fastest, and forget the switch. You don't want someone changing the
system speed on you.
>
> Drew
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